Modelling and Mechanical Behaviour of Nanostructured Materials

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, “Modelling and Mechanical Behaviour of Nanostructured Materials”.

Nanostructured materials are ubiquitous and are used in most, if not all, of the branches of science and technology, such as nanoelectronics, nanophysics, nanobiology, nanobiotechnology, nanophotonics, nano-optics, nanospectroscopy. The success of nanomaterials lies in their unique and very different electronic, magnetic and optical properties compared to those of the bulk materials. The distinctive nanoscopic behaviour of nanostructured materials makes it possible to manipulate the physical properties of materials and, therefore, to control their performance with unprecedented precision and accuracy. Further deepening of our knowledge of the nanomechanical behaviour of nanomaterials is also of paramount importance for refining and implementing farther the applications of nanostructured materials.

This Special Issue aims to showcase the most recent advances in computational modelling and simulation of the mechanical properties of nanomaterials. It also focuses on showing the key role that such theoretical insights play in implementing and further advancing and expanding the applications of nanomaterials to areas covering, but not limited to, nanobiophysics, nanobiophotonics and nanoelectronics, and nanoenergy. Articles on the mathematical modelling of the mechanical behaviour of natural and artificial nanomaterials, as well as smart nano- and meta-materials are also welcome. 

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Natural and artificial nanomaterials and their mechanical behaviour;
• Nanomechanical properties of smart nanomaterials and metamaterials;
• High-performance computational modelling and simulation;
• Mathematical modelling;
• Nanoelectronics; 
• Nanobiophysics;
• Nanoenergy; 
• Nanobiophotonics.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Elisabetta Canetta
Guest Editor

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